Enamel
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Enamel may refer to:
  • Tooth enamel
    Tooth enamel
    Tooth enamel, along with dentin, cementum, and dental pulp is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in vertebrates. It is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body. Tooth enamel is also found in the dermal denticles of sharks...

    , the hard mineralized surface of teeth
  • Vitreous enamel
    Vitreous enamel
    Vitreous enamel, also porcelain enamel in U.S. English, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C...

    , a smooth, durable coating made of melted and fused glass powder


See also

  • Enamel organ
    Enamel organ
    The enamel organ, also known as dental organ, is a cellular aggregation seen in histologic sections of a developing tooth. It lies above a condensation of ectomesenchymal cells called the dental papilla...

    , a cellular aggregation that functions in the formation of tooth enamel
  • Enamel paint
    Enamel paint
    Enamel paint is paint that air dries to a hard, usually glossy, finish, used for coating surfaces that are outdoors or otherwise subject to hard wear or variations in temperature; it should not be confused with decorated objects in "painted enamel", where vitreous enamel is applied with brushes and...

    , a commercial paint that dries to an especially hard glossy finish
  • Enameled wire
    Enameled wire
    Enamelled wire is wire coated with a very thin insulating layer. It is used in applications such as winding electric motor coils, speakers and transformers. It is also used in the construction of electromagnets and inductors....

    , wire insulated with enamel-like coating
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